The classical Parthenon : recovering the strangeness of the ancient world /

Complementing Who Saved the Parthenon?, this companion volume sets aside more recent narratives surrounding the Athenian Acropolis, supposedly the very symbol of democracy itself, instead asking if we can truly access an ancient past imputed with modern meaning. And, if so, how? In this book, Willia...

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Main Author: St. Clair, William (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : OpenBook Publishers, [2022].
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